Megadermatidae
Also known as: FALSE-VAMPIRES, False Vampire Bats, False vampire bats, False-vampires, Falsos vampiros, Großblattnasen, Lironosowate, Megadermatidés
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Chiroptera |
| Family | Megadermatidae |
| Published in | Monogr. Bats N. Am. p.pp. xxiii, 1. |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 8 |
| Species records held | 18 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 60 |
| GBIF key | 5718 |
Genera in Megadermatidae
- Megaderma — 6 species: Megaderma brailloni, Megaderma franconica, Megaderma frous, Megaderma lopezae, Megaderma spasma, Megaderma vireti
- Cardioderma — 3 species: Cardioderma cor, Cardioderma leakeyi, Cardioderma spec
- Macroderma — 3 species: Macroderma gigas, Macroderma handae, Macroderma koppa
- Necromantis — 2 species: Necromantis adichaster, Necromantis fragmentum
- Eudiscoderma — 1 species: Eudiscoderma thongareeae
- Lavia — 1 species: Lavia frons
- Lyroderma — 1 species: Lyroderma lyra
- Saharaderma — 1 species: Saharaderma pseudovampyrus
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.